betide
Example Sentences
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A certain life was expected for you, and woe betide you if you went outside of that.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2024
And woe betide any member of the cabinet who upset his mistress.
From BBC • Feb. 24, 2023
But woe betide anyone who tried to give her out-of-season berries.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 21, 2022
Time waits for no man, but if Nadal brings his A-game like their last meeting, that semi-final of 2019, then woe betide Tsitsipas.
From The Guardian • Feb. 17, 2021
Etymologically, “invective” is a cavalry charge, and when Cicero hit a gallop, woe betide whoever was in the way.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
Vocabulary lists containing betide
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
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The Jungle Book
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"The Tempest," Vocabulary from Acts 1 and 2
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